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| Rami Malek | ... |
Elliot Alderson
(22 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Carly Chaikin | ... |
Darlene
(22 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Portia Doubleday | ... |
Angela Moss
(22 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Martin Wallström | ... |
Tyrell Wellick
(22 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Christian Slater | ... |
Mr. Robot
(22 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Stephanie Corneliussen | ... |
Joanna Wellick
(19 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Michael Cristofer | ... |
Phillip Price
(16 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Grace Gummer | ... |
Dominique DiPierro
(12 episodes, 2016)
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| Sunita Mani | ... |
Trenton
(12 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Azhar Khan | ... |
Mobley
(11 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Michel Gill | ... |
Gideon Goddard
(11 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Vaishnavi Sharma | ... |
Elliot's Mother
(10 episodes, 2015-2016)
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| Ron Cephas Jones | ... |
Romero
(9 episodes, 2015-2016)
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Mr. Robot follows Elliot, a young programmer who works as a cyber-security engineer by day and a vigilante hacker by night. Elliot finds himself at a crossroad when the mysterious leader of an underground hacker group recruits him to destroy the corporation he is paid to protect. Written by USA
Though Christian Slater's previous tech-geared TV drama flopped without notice, this new effort has just enough grit to keep people interested. The main character, not Christian Slater, could be one reason for a positive shift. Elliot, played by Rami Malik, pulls off the beady eyed grayhat fairly well, and riffs of "Fight Club", "The Matrix", and "Hackers" all coexist to compose a decent melody of scenes. For me, it appealed to the cyberpunk bookworm and anime watcher of old who spent decades in a barely fed genre.
Yes, the technical aspect of hacking is dumbed down quite a bit, but you won't see giant pacmans eating pixels on the screen or progress bars labeled "VIRUS" either. Social engineering is given equal weight as well, which is a welcome area of focus. Hopefully the writing team and creative directors develop plots and characters in a non-linear fashion, and don't begin to rinse and repeat the show into yet another formula driven cash-cow.
I look forward to the future of this series, with fingers crossed.